HyperGrammar 2
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A
C
- case
- catchphrase
- claim
- clause
- cliché
- co-ordinating conjunction
- collective noun
- colon
- comma
- common noun
- comparative
- complete aspect
- complete tenses
- complex sentence
- compound predicate
- compound sentence
- compound subject
- compound verb
- compound-complex sentence
- concrete noun
- conjunction
- conjunctive adverb
- connotation
- contraction
- correlative conjunction
- count noun
- countable noun
D
F
I
- imperative mood
- imperative sentence
- incomplete tenses
- indefinite adjective
- indefinite aspect
- indefinite pronoun
- indefinite tenses
- independent clause
- indicative mood
- indirect object
- indirect question
- infinitive
- infinitive phrase
- intensive pronoun
- interjection
- interrogative adjective
- interrogative pronoun
- interrogative sentence
- intransitive verb
- intransitive verbs
- irregular verbs
N
P
- paragraph development by combination
- paragraph development by comparison and contrast
- paragraph development by detail
- paragraph development by process
- paragraph
- parentheses
- parenthetical information
- part of speech
- participle
- participle phrase
- parts of speech
- parts of the sentence
- past form
- past participle
- past perfect
- past perfect progressive
- past progressive
- past tenses
- perfect tenses
- period
- periodic sentence
- personal pronoun
- person
- phrase
- plural
- positions of emphasis
- possessive adjective
- possessive case
- possessive noun
- possessive personal pronoun
- possessive pronoun
- predicate
- prefix
- preposition
- prepositional phrase
- present participle
- present perfect
- present perfect progressive
- present progressive
- present tenses
- principal form
- progressive aspect
- progressive tenses
- pronoun
- proper noun
- punctuation
R
S
- second person
- semantics
- semicolon
- sentence
- sequence of tenses
- simple future
- simple past
- simple predicate
- simple present
- simple sentence
- simple subject
- simple tenses
- singular
- split infinitive
- squinting modifier
- subject
- subject case
- subject complement
- subjective personal pronoun
- subjunctive
- subjunctive mood
- subordinate
- subordinate clause
- subordinating conjunction
- suffix
- superlative
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Using pronouns
About HyperGrammar 2
HyperGrammar 2 is a self-teaching tool designed to help you improve your knowledge of English grammar, whether or not English is your mother tongue. This tutorial deals with subjects such as spelling, punctuation, usage and capitalization. You can read the various modules one after the other, doing the revision exercises, or you can simply consult the tool to find quick answers to your questions.
For definitions of the main grammatical terms used in HyperGrammar 2, consult the glossary of grammatical terms.
HyperGrammar 2 has been adapted from HyperGrammar, an online tutorial developed by David Megginson, a professor with the Department of English in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ottawa.
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